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Candidates say Emmett schools face substantial repair needs; support for levies conditional
Summary
Candidates at the Emmett School District forum described extensive deferred maintenance and expressed conditional support for bonds or plant facilities levies, citing multi-million-dollar projects and a need for itemized spending plans.
Several candidates at an Emmett School District candidate forum described large-scale deferred maintenance and said they would consider supporting bond or plant facilities levies — often with conditions.
Terry Jones, the incumbent candidate, said the district faces "$80,000,000 worth of repairs" and described a recently contracted HVAC project that "came in at $5,800,000." Jones listed upgrades he said were needed: roofs, parking lots, water heaters, safety lighting and relocation of the Black Canyon modulars to new property next to the high school.
Mona Barnes said she would support a…
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